The MIDI spec was released in 1983, and for more than thirty years every synthesizer, drum machine, and piece of computer hardware with MIDI has sported an enormous DIN-5 jack on the back. Why did ...

When the TRS-80 — a personal computer from Tandy that would be sold via their RadioShack stores, hence TRS — went on sale on Aug. 3 in 1977, computers weren’t exactly new. The Apple I had been ...

XLR can ground the hot tip when plugging in, while TRS won't. Else both same three conductor balanced cords, afaik. Edit IMO, XLR are sturdier. Polar pretty much nailed it. I prefer XLR for exactly ...

If like us, you missed out on the TRS-80 Model I back when it first came out, relax .With this brand-new PCB that’s a trace-for-trace replica of the original and a bunch of vintage parts, you can ...

Seems an odd one to me. I have a Sony Z4 tablet. Plug in my headphones, music plays no problem. Plug into one of a couple portable speakers, music plays no problem. Plug into a trs cable that goes to ...

For over half a century, if you wanted to buy electronics parts and gadgets in the United States, one retail chain loomed large above all others: RadioShack. Its combination of distinctive, often ...